Senior Analytical Chemist

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry – and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you’ll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow.

Focusing on Monument, this is a senior level role to:Ownership of lab instrumentations and test methodsEnsure accuracy of laboratory dataPerform non-routine analysesServe as liaison to other departments in the plant and with customersThis role will use process/chemical/analytical knowledge, in-depth technical expertise and (plant) operations experience to identify, develop and implement optimum analytical technology in support of process and product performance.Provide analytical support to other departments and sites within Monument Chemical.

• Essential Functions
• •Reports To: Quality Leader/Lab Manager.
• •Follow EH&S and Operating Discipline/Quality System procedures and practices.
• •Lab instrumentation ownership. This includes new purchasing requests, installations, repairs, pms, record control, and associated method development.
• •LIMS and lab server Administrator
• •Daily raw data and LIMS review for production analyses
• •Review flow sheets for specification accuracy.
• •Setup profiles in LIMS
• •Set up specifications from flow sheets into LIMS.
• •Creation and ownership of lab test methods.
• •Review and update test methods and standards sheets/ensure that these sheets are in the appropriate location
• •Review production schedule and ensure lab is ready for analysis
• •Laboratory department reviewer for MOC
• •Handle certificate of analysis requests from supply chain
• •Help troubleshoot plant and customer problems.
• •Non-production analyses for customers.
• •Provide assistance for R&D sample analysis if needed.
• •Perform simple R&D experiments
• •Responsible for Stability program of GMP products
• •Crude reports for R&D
• •Contribute value creation by continuous improvement of the analytical work processes and related tools and performance metrics.
• •Instrument ownership, repair, standardization, and calibration
• •Create in-house standards and maintain standard and reagent records
• •Evaluate expiration dates on standards on a periodic basis to ensure no expired standards or reagents are in use.
• •Purchasing laboratory supplies. (reagents, consumables, office supplies, etc)
• •3rd Party SAP focal point and SME
• •Periodic C of A review for completion and accuracy (spot checks)
• •Manage activities of laboratory assistant and provide back up.
• •Sample shipments via FedEx or other carriers
• •Ability to serve as back up for other Senior Analytical Chemist
• •Assist with the training of new lab chemists while on days.
• •Responsible for preparing round robin samples for analytical shift chemists and compiling the data.
• •Help oversee the day to day activities in the analytical lab
• •Back up Timesheet manager for hourly lab personnel.
• •Lab vendors point of contact

Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

• Education Qualifications
• •Required Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or a related field.

• Experience Qualifications
• •Required 5+ years Analytical lab experience

• Licenses and Certifications
• •2 year IATA shipper certification. within 1-1/2 Yrs Required

• Working Conditions/Physical Demands
• •Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long periods of time, up to 12 hours per day.
• •Sitting. Working from a seated position for up to 12 hours per day.
• •Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms multiple times per day.
• •Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow or slippery surfaces.
• •Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• •Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• •Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
• •Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• •Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently to move objects in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• •Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• •Lifting. Raising objects up to 50 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds consistently from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• •Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• •Subject to environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
• •Subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour.
• •Subject to vibration. Exposure to movements of the extremities or whole body. Operate/drive utility vehicle
• •Subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• •Must be able to wear appropriate PPE for tasks as required. FRC uniform, hard hat, safety toe work boots, respiratory protection, safety glasses, chemical googles, face shield, gloves etc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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